Easy FancyBox vs Kadence Galleries
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| Feature | Easy FancyBox v2.3.25 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Kadence Galleries v1.3.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 200,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 5, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Firelight Lightbox · Firelight Lightbox Pro ($) | Kadence Galleries ($) |
| Pros | Automatic lightbox for images and galleries; YouTube and Vimeo video embeds in the overlay; Settings for appearance and behaviour | Gallery and album shortcodes with a column setting; Media categories help organise images; Gallery post type keeps collections separate from posts |
| Cons | Pro upgrade prompts appear in the settings; PDFs open through a Google Docs viewer, which sends the file URL to Google | Needs a Kadence licence key to activate; Tied to the Kadence licence system through Uplink |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Lightbox overlay for images and media, YouTube and Vimeo in the overlay, PDF viewer through Google Docs, Disables the core WordPress lightbox, Settings page for lightbox options, Pro upgrade screens and licence prompts ($) | kadence_gallery shortcode ($), kadence_album shortcode with album archive template ($), kt_gallery custom post type ($), Media category taxonomy for attachments ($), Filter for album column count ($), Licence activation message and gate through Uplink ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | YouTube, Vimeo | — |
| Other | Google Docs viewer | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.4 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | docs.google.com | licensing.stellarwp.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |